samenleving
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From samenleven (“to cohabit, live together”) + -ing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
samenleving f (plural samenlevingen, diminutive samenlevinkje n)
- society (long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects; people of one’s country or community taken as a whole)
- Synonym: maatschappij
- (uncommon outside compounds) cohabitation
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: samelewing
- → Sranan Tongo: libimakandra (calque)